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Parastegophilus
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parastegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parastegophilus maculatus (Steindachner, 1879)
- Parastegophilus paulensis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918)
P. maculatus originates from the lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, while P. paulensis is from the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.[2] Parastegophilus species grow to about 5.4–6.0 centimetres (2.1–2.4 inches) in length.[3][4] P. maculatus enters the gill chamber of the catfish Luciopimelodus pati and feeds on the gills.[3]
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